Picher is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Picher typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Picher, ~17% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Picher compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Picher leans more Republican than 21 of 67 neighbors.
Picher runs about 6 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Picher. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+53), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Picher leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Picher, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 98% of residents in Picher drive to work alone, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Picher sits in the bottom quarter (about 2%, in the bottom fraction of cities).
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Picher, OK sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Picher looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Picher own their home, about 20 points above the Oklahoma average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Zincville, OK R+57
- Treece, KS R+68
- Lincolnville, OK R+61
- Commerce, OK R+47
- Quapaw, OK R+62
- Baxter Springs, KS R+52
- North Miami, OK R+59
- Douthat, OK R+50
- Melrose, KS R+68
- Neutral, KS R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Summers, WV R+69
- Stanley, MO R+71
- Lantz, WV R+65
- Navajo, MT R+62
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Oklahoma State Election Board, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.